This fall, however, you'll be able to watch Micky, Peter ... and Mike.

Always the most reluctant to rejoin the group for a reunion tour, Michael Nesmith will do just that for a brief, 12-date trek that launches Nov. 8 in Escondido at the California Center for the Arts. The outing then heads to Santa Barbara's Arlington Theatre on Nov. 9 and another performance at the Greek on Nov. 10.

It will be the first time Nesmith has appeared on stage with Messrs. Dolenz and Tork in 15 years, since a private gig in 1997 to promote the group's last full-lineup effort, Justus. More than that, it's the first time the reclusive singer-songwriter will extensively tour with the Monkees since 1969.

These "evening with" experiences are expected to feature plenty of the usual favorites, enhanced by rare footage, unique photos and a salute to Davy Jones, who died in February.

Yet, though an array of players will enhance the start and finish of each set, the Monkees' performances will include a turn strictly from the surviving trio, who in that segment will spotlight the leaner garage-rock sound they developed on their own (not as a studio fabrication) for their best albums, Headquarters and Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. Both are from 1967, the year the group outsold both the Beatles and the Stones and legitimized itself as a rock band worth taking seriously.

No word on when these dates go on sale, however. Stay tuned for more details.

One Greek Theatre show that is going on sale this weekend, though, is the only West Coast appearance this year from the Modfather himself, Paul Weller, touring behind his 11th solo album, March's Sonik Kicks. He plays the Griffith Park venue on Oct. 19, with (sweet!) Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings opening. Tickets, $35-$55, go on sale Friday, Aug. 11, at 10 a.m.

Also coming to the venue is another tribute act that was just at the OC Fair, Which One's Pink, Nov. 10, $23.50-$27.50; and R&B star Musiq Soulchild, Oct. 27, $40-$60. All of those gigs go on sale Friday at noon.

Grouplove's popularity continues to rise – a year after issuing its full-length debut the L.A. band is big enough to play sizable shows in both its hometown (the Wiltern, Nov. 17, $22.50) and Orange County (the Observatory, Nov. 16, $20). Both shows go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

Also at the Wiltern and on sale at that time: Delta Spirit, whose new self-titled disc is arguably the California band's best, appear there Nov. 8, $20; and Iration and the Expendables co-headline the venue on Nov. 9, with Cisco Adler opening, $10-$20.

Meanwhile, the Observatory has several more gems, including last-minute additions this weekend from the Stitches (Saturday, $5) and Filter (Sunday, $20), plus Wu-Tang Clan's GZA performing his 1995 album Liquid Swords in full, Sept. 28, $20; and a newer rapper, Waka Flocka Flame, Nov. 2, $25. The latter two are on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

Waka also has a show Nov. 4 at Club Nokia, $29-$48.50, as does English hard-rock band the Darkness on Oct. 24, $29.50-$35; Taking Back Sunday with Bayside and Man Overboard, Oct. 25, $25-$29.50 (also Oct. 24 at Pomona's Fox Theater, $25); and singer-songwriters Mary Chapin Carpenter and Sara Watkins, Sept. 27, $29.50-$55. Those are also on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

Boys Noize will once again take over the Hollywood Palladium, Dec. 15, $35 for general admission, $50 for VIP, on sale Friday at noon. Also look for Cat Power (aka singer-songwriter Chan Marshall) to close out her fall tour behind her next album (Sun) at the Palladium on Nov. 8, on-sale date and time still to come.

Band of Skulls are back again, Sept. 19 at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, $20, on sale Saturday at 10 a.m.

Bob Mould, bolstered by the remastered reissuing of his second band Sugar's catalog, will spotlight much of that work Oct. 30 at L.A.'s El Rey Theatre, $25, with Abe Vigoda opening. Also at that venue: Rachael Yamagata, Nov. 20, $22. Both dates go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m.

New at House of Blues Anaheim: Say Anything with Murder by Death, the Sidekicks and Tallhart, Oct. 4, $18; All Time Low with the Summer Set, Hit the Lights and the Downtown Fiction, Nov. 2, $22.50; and the latest AP Tour, this time featuring Miss May I, the Ghost Inside and more, Nov. 7, $14.50.

And out at House of Blues Sunset Strip: Big Gigantic, Oct. 5, $14.50; Stephen Marley, Oct. 7, $26; that same All Time Low bill on Halloween, $20; another night of the AP Tour on Nov. 6, $15.50; Mayday Parade with the Maine and the Postelles, Nov. 20, $17.50; Pierce the Veil, Nov. 21, $15; and Queensrÿche with Lynch Mob, Nov. 24, $35. All are on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

Switching away from music for a moment: Cirque du Soleil's production Dralion is headed to both Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Oct. 24-28, and Long Beach Arena from Halloween through Nov. 4. Saturdays and Sundays will include matinees. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m., though prices are so far unavailable.

And further north, at Santa Barbara Bowl, Jane's Addiction has added one more show to its latest Cali swing, Oct. 21, with some intriguing opening acts: the Airborne Toxic Event and Thenewno2, featuring Dhani Harrison. Tickets, $35-$53, are on sale Saturday at 11 a.m.

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